Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 2.4 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
|
pay 94.7% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
?? | |
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
?? | |
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
?? | |
pay 91.4% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
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